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Author: Steve Babbs

HomePosted by Steve Babbs
4 March 2012
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small mammal trapping: the law

Hi all It’s simple to find the law about small mammal trapping in the UK, but I’m not doing at all well at finding out the situation in other countries.  I discovered

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16 February 2012
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black mongoose

Hi all Does any one have any thoughts, or any up to date info, on the specific status of black mongoose Galerella nigrata? HMW seems to treat it as a morph of common slender mongo

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10 January 2012
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Beavers in France

Can anyone recommend a good site for beaver in France? The plan is to go to the following: the Alps (Ecrins NP and Vercours), Cevennes, the Camargue and La Brenne, so anywhere in t

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12 October 2011
Europe and the Palearctic

Finland

Hi I’m planning a trip to Finland at the beginning of June, next year.  My priority is wolverine.  I’ve read the reports on here, and Wild Brown Bear – where Ma

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25 September 2011
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mammals in France and Spain

Hi I’m thinking of doing a trip through France and northern Spain, ending up in the Cordillera Cantabrica, looking for wolves. I’ve done a similar trip before, although, most o

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5 September 2011
Central and South America

Help wanted with Bat ID

Hi Sorry about the poor photo, but does anyone know what species this is? It was photographed flying out from under a bridge, in the Brazilian Pantanal. Cheers Steve

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12 June 2011
Europe and the Palearctic

Mammal watching in Carpathian mountains

A while ago I put a request for information out about mammals in the Carpathian Mountains, especially brown bears, so I thought I should report back. Well I  failed to see bears.

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23 April 2011
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seeing golden lion tamarin

Hi Hi At the risk of taking over this forum with requests for information, has anyone been to the golden lion tamarin reintroduction site near Rio? I’m quite keen to go if yo

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21 April 2011
Europe and the Palearctic

Mammal watching in the Carpathian mountains.

Hi all. Has anyone tried Mammal watching in the Carpathian mountains, Romania? I know Naturetrek do a wolf, bear and lynx trip there. I’m doing it independently in June. If a

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